John Higgins

A power outage at the Crucible Theatre interrupted BBC’s live coverage of the 2026 World Snooker Championship semi-final between Mark Allen and Wu Yize for 12 minutes. BBC issued an apology, and despite the disruption, Allen regained his focus, leveling the match. The semi-final remains tightly contested heading into the final sessions.

Four-time champion John Higgins has said it is "heart-breaking" to miss his annual visit to snooker's World Championship for the first time in 25 years, although he understands why the tournament is not taking place because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The fourth edition of the £300,000 Indian Open world-ranking tournament that gets under way at the Novotel here on Tuesday has attracted some of the top names in the business.

Cameron Diaz stars in the upcoming action comedy, Bad Day. Ed O'Neill, Danielle Brooks, and John Higgins are joining the cast. Laura Solon writes the script, and Jake Szymanski directs. The film is about a single mother facing a terrible day. She must keep a promise to her daughter. O'Neill plays the troublesome father-in-law. Brooks and Higgins are NYPD detectives.

India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani defeated former world number one John Higgins of Scotland 4-1 on day two of the European Tour-2 Paul Hunter Classic.

Kyren Wilson has finally clinched his maiden Masters title at Alexandra Palace, defeating John Higgins 10-6. This emotional victory, his first Triple Crown event win, fulfilled a personal promise to his mother after years of near misses and a challenging build-up. The triumph marks a significant milestone in his career.

Put through the wringer by Iranian Hossein Vafaei, defending champion John Higgins came up with the goods when he needed it the most to advance to the pre-quarterfinals with a hard-fought 4-3 win in the Indian Open snooker tournament on Friday.

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani launched his Welsh Open Pro Snooker qualifiers on a positive note, defeating English-pro Peter Lines 4-1 in Sheffield, United Kingdom on Friday.

After the carnage in the morning, order was restored in the evening session of the fourth edition of the Indian Open world-ranking snooker tournament at the Novotel on Friday.

After nearly a yearlong suspension, Stephen Lee was found guilty of fixing seven fixtures between 2008 and 2009.

Ace cueist Pankaj Advani says his recent World Billiards Championship triumph was a "special" one as he had to wait for three years to regain it.

With six of the top 15 pros in the world in the fray, and a field that also includes five former world champions, cue sports buffs in the country, starved of big-time snooker, are in for a treat this week.

The Indian pair of Pankaj Advani, a 12-time world champion, Aditya Mehta, outplayed Team Belgium in the best-of-7 quarterfinals.

India settled for a bronze medal after narrowly missing the final berth of the Snooker World Cup on Sunday.

Top cueists, including defending champion John Higgins, will take part in the fifth Indian Open World Ranking Snooker Tournament to be held here from February 27-March 3.

Yan Bingtao has risen from a poor working-class background and playing to support his cancer-stricken mother to become China's latest sporting prodigy.

Pankaj Advani continued his fine run to reach the pre-quarterfinals of the Bluebell Wood Open, being held at Doncaster Dome in Sheffield.

The Chinese cueist, a sure-fire potter, surprised the four-time world champion early on, punishing Higgins' errors with breaks of 73 in the first and a 78 in the second to raise visions of an upset.

Singer Miley Cyrus has revealed her New Year's resolution for 2023.

Pankaj Advani became the youngest Indian sportsperson to win eight world titles as Indian cueists rounded off a successful year.